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English actress Francesca Annis, who has enjoyed a 50-plus year career, spanning seven decades in movies, television and the theater, was born in London six days after V-E Day, on May 14, 1945. Her father, Lester, was English, but her mother, Mariquita (aka Mara Purcell), was of Brazilian-French heritage. From the time she was a year old to the age of seven, the family lived in Brazil. The young Francesca spoke Portuguese, that country's language, as a child. Educated at a convent school, she dreamed of becoming a nun but trained as a ballet dancer before studying drama at the Corona Theatre School. She began acting in bit parts in the 1950s, working her way up to better roles. In addition to appearing on the big and little screens, she was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Her most famous roles are as Lady Macbeth in Roman Polanski's version of Macbeth (1971), in which she had a notorious nude sleepwalking scene, and as Kyle MacLachlan (Paul Atreides)' mother Lady Jessica in David Lynch's adaptation of Frank Herbert's Dune (1984). A highly respected performer, in 1979, she won the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress, playing Lily Langtry in the miniseries Lillie (1978). She appeared with James Warwick as husband and wife sleuths Tommy and Tuppence Beresford in the television series Partners in Crime (1983). She also appeared as Jacqueline Kennedy in the television movie Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988).
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Actress (109 credits) 2018 King of Thieves Lynne Reader 2015-2016 Home Fires (TV Series) Joyce Cameron - Episode #2.6 (2016) ... Joyce Cameron - Episode #2.5 (2016) ... Joyce Cameron - Episode #2.4 (2016) ... Joyce Cameron - Episode #2.3 (2016) ... Joyce Cameron - Episode #2.2 (2016) ... Joyce Cameron Show all 11 episodes 2015 The Briny (Short) 2012 Loving Miss Hatto (TV Movie) Joyce 2010 The Little House (TV Series) Elizabeth - Episode #1.2 (2010) ... Elizabeth - Episode #1.1 (2010) ... Elizabeth 2010 Playhouse: Live (TV Series) - Here 2007-2009 Cranford (TV Series) Lady Ludlow - Return to Cranford: Part One - August 1844 (2009) ... Lady Ludlow - May 1843 (2007) ... Lady Ludlow - April 1843 (2007) ... Lady Ludlow - November 1842 (2007) ... Lady Ludlow - August 1842 (2007) ... Lady Ludlow Show all 6 episodes 2008 Shifty Valerie 2007 Marple (TV Series) Lady Selina Hazy - At Bertram's Hotel (2007) ... Lady Selina Hazy 2006 Gweipo (Short) Rebecca 2006 Jane Eyre (TV Mini-Series) Lady Ingram - Episode #1.4 (2006) ... Lady Ingram - Episode #1.3 (2006) ... Lady Ingram - Episode #1.2 (2006) ... Lady Ingram - Episode #1.1 (2006) ... Lady Ingram 2005 Jericho (TV Mini-Series) Lady Clare Wellesley - A Pair of Ragged Claws (2005) ... Lady Clare Wellesley 2005 Revolver Lily Walker 2004 The Libertine Countess 2002 Copenhagen (TV Movie) Magrethe Bohr 2000 Deceit (TV Series) Ellen Richmond - Episode #1.2 (2000) ... Ellen Richmond - Episode #1.1 (2000) ... Ellen Richmond 1999 Wives and Daughters (TV Mini-Series) Mrs. Gibson - Episode #1.4 (1999) ... Mrs. Gibson - Episode #1.3 (1999) ... Mrs. Gibson - Episode #1.2 (1999) ... Mrs. Gibson - Episode #1.1 (1999) ... Mrs. Gibson 1999 Onegin Katiusha (uncredited) 1999/I Milk Harriet 1999 The Debt Collector Val Dryden 1998 Reckless: The Sequel (TV Movie) Anna Fairley 1997 Deadly Summer (TV Movie) Celia Harcourt 1997 Reckless (TV Mini-Series) Anna Fairley - Episode #1.6 (1997) ... Anna Fairley - Episode #1.5 (1997) ... Anna Fairley - Episode #1.4 (1997) ... Anna Fairley - Episode #1.3 (1997) ... Anna Fairley - Episode #1.2 (1997) ... Anna Fairley Show all 6 episodes 1996 Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) Sharon Bannister - A Slight Case of Murder (1996) ... Sharon Bannister 1996 Dalziel and Pascoe (TV Series) Bonnie Fielding - An Autumn Shroud (1996) ... Bonnie Fielding 1994 Doomsday Gun (TV Movie) Sophie 1994 Headhunters (TV Series) Sally Hall - Right as Rain (1994) ... Sally Hall - Maradona Land (1994) ... Sally Hall - The Golden Hello (1994) ... Sally Hall 1993 A Haunting Harmony (TV Movie) David's mother 1993 Between the Lines (TV Series) Angela Berridge - Big Boys' Rules: Part II (1993) ... Angela Berridge - Big Boys' Rules: Part I (1993) ... Angela Berridge - What's the Strength of This? (1993) ... Angela Berridge - Jumping the Lights (1993) ... Angela Berridge - The Great Detective (1993) ... Angela Berridge Show all 8 episodes 1992 Weep No More, My Lady (TV Movie) Leila 1991 The Gravy Train Goes East (TV Mini-Series) Katya Princip - Episode #1.4 (1991) ... Katya Princip - Episode #1.3 (1991) ... Katya Princip - Episode #1.2 (1991) ... Katya Princip - Episode #1.1 (1991) ... Katya Princip 1991 Performance (TV Series) Elizabeth Collier - Absolute Hell (1991) ... Elizabeth Collier 1991 Parnell & the Englishwoman (TV Mini-Series) Katharine O'Shea - The Reckoning (1991) ... Katharine O'Shea - The Libel (1991) ... Katharine O'Shea - The Outrage (1991) ... Katharine O'Shea - The Meeting (1991) ... Katharine O'Shea 1990 Romeo.Juliet Juliet (voice) 1988 Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (TV Movie) Jacqueline Kennedy 1987 I'll Take Manhattan (TV Mini-Series) Lily Amberville - Episode #1.2 (1987) ... Lily Amberville - Episode #1.1 (1987) ... Lily Amberville 1986 Inside Story (TV Mini-Series) Paula Croxley - In the Public Interest (1986) ... Paula Croxley - Found Dead (1986) ... Paula Croxley - Exclusive (1986) ... Paula Croxley - The First Lady (1986) ... Paula Croxley - Auld Lang Syne (1986) ... Paula Croxley Show all 6 episodes 1986 Under the Cherry Moon Mrs. Wellington 1986 El río de oro Dubarry 1985 Magnum, P.I. (TV Series) Penelope St. Clair - Deja Vu (1985) ... Penelope St. Clair 1984 Dune Lady Jessica 1983-1984 Partners in Crime (TV Mini-Series) Tuppence Beresford - The Crackler (1984) ... Tuppence Beresford - The Case of the Missing Lady (1984) ... Tuppence Beresford - The Man in the Mist (1983) ... Tuppence Beresford - The Unbreakable Alibi (1983) ... Tuppence Beresford - The Ambassador's Boots (1983) ... Tuppence Beresford Show all 10 episodes 1983 The Secret Adversary (TV Movie) Tuppence Cowley 1983 Krull Widow of the Web 1983 Shades of Darkness (TV Series) Catherine Frode - The Maze (1983) ... Catherine Frode 1982 Coming Out of the Ice (TV Movie) Galina 1980 Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (TV Movie) Lady Frances Derwent 1978 Lillie (TV Mini-Series) Lillie - Fifty Cents a Dance (1978) ... Lillie - Sunset and Evening Star (1978) ... Lillie - Mr. Jersey (1978) ... Lillie - Home on the Range (1978) ... Lillie - America (1978) ... Lillie Show all 13 episodes 1978 The Comedy of Errors (TV Movie) Luciana 1977 Play for Today (TV Series) Kate Crowley - Stronger Than the Sun (1977) ... Kate Crowley 1975 Madame Bovary (TV Mini-Series) Emma Bovary - Judgement (1975) ... Emma Bovary - Lost Love (1975) ... Emma Bovary - First Love (1975) ... Emma Bovary - Marriage (1975) ... Emma Bovary 1975 Edward the King (TV Mini-Series) Lillie Langtry - The Royal Quadrille (1975) ... Lillie Langtry - Dearest Prince (1975) ... Lillie Langtry 1967-1974 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series) Helen / Manuela von Meinhardis - The Wood Demon (1974) ... Helen - Girls in Uniform (1967) ... Manuela von Meinhardis 1968-1974 ITV Playhouse (TV Series) Elaine / Roxane / Jill - The Couch (1974) ... Elaine - The Chinese Prime Minister (1971) ... Roxane - The Explorer (1968) ... Jill 1974 Thriller (TV Series) Tracy Conway - Sign It Death (1974) ... Tracy Conway 1973 Orson Welles' Great Mysteries (TV Series) Nicole Zachary - Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl (1973) ... Nicole Zachary 1973 A Pin to See the Peepshow (TV Series) Julia Almond - Episode #1.4 (1973) ... Julia Almond - Episode #1.3 (1973) ... Julia Almond - Episode #1.2 (1973) ... Julia Almond - Episode #1.1 (1973) ... Julia Almond 1973 Penny Gold Delphi / Diane 1972 Big Truck and Sister Clare Sister Clare 1972 Stage 2 (TV Series) Solveig - Peer Gynt (1972) ... Solveig 1971 Macbeth Lady Macbeth 1971 Heritage (TV Series) Antigone - Antigone: Part 2 (1971) ... Antigone - Antigone: Part 1 (1971) ... Antigone 1970 ITV Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) Hilary - The Family Is a Vicious Circle (1970) ... Hilary 1970 The Walking Stick Arabella Dainton 1970 Papillons (TV Movie) Clara Wieck 1970 The Sky Pirate Uptight Girl 1968 Ooh La La! (TV Series) Christiane - Dear Lady (1968) ... Christiane 1968 Theatre 625 (TV Series) Helen - Home Sweet Honeycomb (1968) ... Helen 1967 The Golden Age (TV Series) Anne - Women (1967) ... Anne 1967 No Hiding Place (TV Series) Jenny - Cause for Alarm (1967) ... Jenny 1967 Great Expectations (TV Series) Estella - Face to Face (1967) ... Estella - Estella's Father (1967) ... Estella - Pip's Benefactor (1967) ... Estella - Herbert's Warning (1967) ... Estella - The Betrayal (1967) ... Estella Show all 7 episodes 1966 The Saint (TV Series) Maria - Locate and Destroy (1966) ... Maria 1966 Run with the Wind Jean Parker 1966 This Man Craig (TV Series) Jane Brewer - The Romantic (1966) ... Jane Brewer 1962-1966 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) Catherine / Christine Burrows / Margery Hamilton - A View from the Bridge (1966) ... Catherine - An Aspidistra in Babylon (1965) ... Christine Burrows - The Gentle Assassin (1962) ... Margery Hamilton 1966 The Five-Nineteen (TV Movie) The Girl 1965 Scott On... (TV Series) - Food (1965) 1965 The Pleasure Girls Sally 1965 Our Man at St. Mark's (TV Series) Frances Harding - Four Hundred Years' Thick (1965) ... Frances Harding 1965 Alexander Graham Bell (TV Series) Mabel Hubbard - The Two-Way Test (1965) ... Mabel Hubbard - The Birthday Party (1965) ... Mabel Hubbard - Sound of the Spring (1965) ... Mabel Hubbard - A Rival in the Field (1965) ... Mabel Hubbard - A Note in Music (1965) ... Mabel Hubbard 1964-1965 Secret Agent (TV Series) Sheila / Judy - That's Two of Us Sorry (1965) ... Sheila - No Marks for Servility (1964) ... Judy 1964 The Human Jungle (TV Series) Mary - Wild Goose Chase (1964) ... Mary 1964 Armchair Theatre (TV Series) Amy Racey - Old Soldiers (1964) ... Amy Racey 1964 Crooks in Cloisters June 1964 Flipper's New Adventure Gwen 1964 Love Story (TV Series) Ruth Starr - A Girl Like Me (1964) ... Ruth Starr 1964 The Eyes of Annie Jones Annie Jones 1964 Saturday Night Out Jean 1964 Murder Most Foul Sheila Upward 1964 Dr. Finlay's Casebook (TV Series) Fiona Senlac - A Present from Father (1964) ... Fiona Senlac 1964 Comedy Playhouse (TV Series) Ann - The Mate Market (1964) ... Ann 1963 West 11 Phyl 1963 Cleopatra Eiras 1963 Suspense (TV Series) Ann, the girl - Blackbird (1963) ... Ann, the girl 1963 Drama 61-67 (TV Series) Sally - Drama '63: 54 Minute Affair (1963) ... Sally 1962 Wednesday's Child (TV Movie) Vicky Lemming 1961-1962 ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) Liz / Carla - A Free Weekend (1962) ... Liz - Children of the Sun (1961) ... Carla 1962 Sir Francis Drake (TV Series) Mariella - Visit to Spain (1962) ... Mariella 1961 Ghost Squad (TV Series) Ethel Rice - High Wire (1961) ... Ethel Rice 1961 Harpers West One (TV Series) Jenny Bates - Episode #1.7 (1961) ... Jenny Bates 1961 Stress Point (TV Movie) Lesley Gifford 1961 His and Hers Wanda 1961 The Afterthought (TV Movie) Elaine Coombes 1960 Probation Officer (TV Series) Judy Beale - Episode #2.16 (1960) ... Judy Beale 1960 Beware of Children Priscilla 1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series) Anne Miller - The Wind and the Sun (1960) ... Anne Miller 1960 The Young Jacobites Jean 1959 Carry On Teacher Schoolgirl (uncredited) 1959 The Cat Gang Sylvia
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